A river, about 241 km (150 mi) long, of southwest British Columbia, Canada, and northwest Washington flowing into Skagit Bay, an inlet of Puget Sound.
Skagit
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Skag·it (skăj'ĭt) 
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A river, about 241 km (150 mi) long, of southwest British Columbia, Canada, and northwest Washington flowing into Skagit Bay, an inlet of Puget Sound.
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Skagit (skăj'ĭt), river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in the Cascade Range, British Columbia, and flowing SW through Wash. into Puget Sound. Gorge High Dam, Diablo Dam, and Ross Dam provide electricity for Seattle. The lakes formed behind the dams are in a 40-mi (64-km) stretch of river canyon that makes up Ross Lake National Recreation Area (see National Parks and Monuments, table). Ross Lake, 24 mi (39 km) long, extends to the Canadian border.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington
Meaning #2:
a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit people
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Skagit (pronounced "skajit") may refer to:
- Skagit (tribe) — The Skagit Native Americans. The other names are derived from this tribe.
- Upper Skagit (tribe) — One of two tribes carrying the Skagit name.
- Lower Skagit (tribe) — The other of the two tribes carrying the Skagit name.
- Skagit (language) — The language of the Skagit Native Americans.
- Skagit River — A river in northern Washington State.
- Skagit River Hydroelectric Project
- Skagit Valley — The valley of the Skagit River.
- Skagit County, Washington — A county in northern Washington State.
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